Posted on 06/06/2023 7:10:29 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Small arms, ATGMs, MANPADS, loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles, trailers and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it is not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
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Previous day’s thread: https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4158491/posts
Calling someone a RuZZian on FR is considered an insult.
RuZZian EVIL knows no bounds.
“This video shows footage of the devastating flooding in Kherson Oblast. The damage is the result of Russian forces destroying the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant on the morning of June 6.”
https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1666045955269967873
“Russian occupation forces, amid the threat of Ukrainian offensive in the south, blew up Kakhovka Dam this morning.”
https://twitter.com/Militarylandnet/status/1665952816001679360
“Russian soldier Yehor Guzenko, who is in Kherson region, confirmed that russians blew up Kakhovska HPP. He is happy and calls for blowing up other dams”
https://twitter.com/sternenko/status/1665999679887212546
“The Russian rebels in Belgorod/Bilhorod oblast are rolling with MBTs through Novaya Tavolzhanka. The Russian Air Force has apparently gone full AWOL.”
https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1666061372931571721
“A Russian T-72B tank (likely abandoned) with a roof screen destroyed by an F-1 grenade dropped by a Ukrainian UAV.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1666078967269584897
“Russian soldiers hide, camouflage ATGM launcher, the 30th brigade destroys it.”
https://twitter.com/PaulJawin/status/1665824830665441282
“Bakhmut. Soldiers of the Armed Forces clear the trenches from the Katsap scumbags“
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1665806855677923330
“The Freedom of Russia Legion has published a video confirming the liquidation of the Russian Airborne Forces Colonel Andrey Stesev.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1666003049695834114
“This reportedly is what is left over of a base used by Russian forces in Novooleksiivka, occupied part of the Kherson region. First indications are that this building got struck by Storm Shadow(s). At the moment of arrival, reportedly up to 100 Russian forces were present.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1666036100878462978
Ukraine: military situation update with maps - June 5, 2023
(’Orc’ is associated with the various hoards of 13th century Mongol invaders, as well as LOTR evil villains)
War in Ukraine Explained/Reporting from Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU
Artillery (key to success in this war), Fuller explanation of Orc military structure, Other Bonus articles - see previous postings in “Attack on Europe” (FR title search).
(Numbered printed material below - Some of the items below may be out of date, and not updated yet)
••Denotes Transcribed Dialogue. The entirety of the analysis is from a Ukrainian guy named Reporting from Ukraine’s daily video - I only transcribe it. Extras are just that - from other sites, or my comments marked (Edit: .... ) or { } or [ ].
——> Current to date and past MAPS: <——
https://militaryland.net/
——> Daily Battle Maps by Date and Region, Showing Troop Dispositions and Movements: <——
https://deepstatemap.live/
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——> The True State of Russian Army, The 2nd Best Army in Ukraine <——
posted 2 months ago, 21.13 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KiII_2qabk
The Russian military, the second largest military in the world, may not be what it looks like. Lies and systematic corruptions may in fact have dragged Russia into this war with Ukraine, which has been heavily backed up by the US and NATO. We will present the evidence, you make your own decision, because the Russian Army, is not what you think.
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——> Understanding Combined Arms Warfare <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZOGdKANL5s
Designed to support the U.S. Army Captains Career Course, “Understanding Combined Arms Warfare” defines and outlines the important aspects of modern combined arms operations. This is not a complete history of combined arms warfare. It is intended to highlight the most important aspects of the subject.
The beginning of the documentary establishes a common understanding of combined arms warfare by discussing doctrinal and equipment developments in World War I. The second part compares the development of French and German Army mechanization during the interwar period and describes how each country fared during the Battle of France in 1940. The film concludes by showing how the United States applied combined arms operations in the European Theater in World War II.
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——> Combined Arms Breach, 1990 <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ-sCT_maAQ
What UA will have to master to smash Orc Lines. This visualization was developed for the Maneuver Center of Excellence and is closely based upon the National Training Center Breach and Assault exercise executed circa 1990. This visualization demonstrates viable Techniques, and Procedures as discussed in Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures March 3, 1990 for the conduct of the combined arms breach against a hypothetical enemy.
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——> How Many of Each Type of Tank Does Russia Have In Storage? <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PHUK6zkbpc
Type Good 2023
T-54/55 270
T-62 560
T-64 248
T-72 1841
T-80 942
T-90 50
~3,911 operational tanks in storage as of ~04/07/2023 | Ball park tank number.
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——> Contrast & Compare: the T-14 Armada [The AliExpress Tank]: The Best Russian Tank Ever! [very funny] <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opSlCGLGQ4
[ It’s not. ]
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——> Guy Built An Airsoft Phalanx CIWS In His Garage <——
The scale model of the Phalanx makes mincemeat of paper targets by spewing airsoft BBs like its big brother fires 20mm rounds.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/guy-built-an-airsoft-phalanx-ciws-in-his-garage
[ Raising home defense to whole new level - get one before the rush. ]
[ Russians Miss The Main Attack!!! | Watch Out!! | We Tricked Them ]
••Day 467: Jun 05
Today there is a lot of good news.
When it comes to the Belgorod region, the insurgent forces are ramping up the intensity of their attacks, and today the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps reported that they completed the clearing of Tavolzhanka.
The head of the Belgorod region confirmed that Russian forces lost control over the settlement and that the situation does not look promising for Russians at this time.
As the clashes continued, combat footage showed how the insurgent destroyed at least 4 new tanks and armored fighting vehicles.
Combat footage also confirmed that the insurgents took captive new Russian soldiers.
Due to the reluctance of the Head of the Belgorod region to organize a prisoner exchange, the head of the Wagner Group, Prigozhin, made an announcement stating that if the Russian officials do not care about their people, then he will take care of it himself.
The commander of the insurgent detachment recognized a unique opportunity to drive another wedge between Prigozhin and the Russian Ministry of Defense and made an announcement that from now on, they will cooperate with Prigozhin.
When it comes to the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainians continue to advance.
Today the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense reported that Ukrainians made a series of successful assaults on the northern Bakhmut’s flank.
The Head of the Wagner Group, Prigozhin, took an opportunity to criticize the regular Russian army for letting Ukrainians enter Berkhivka.
Some sources indicate that other attacks were directed toward Dubovo-Vasylivka, Paraskoviivka, and Zaliznianske, but at the moment, there is no geolocated footage to confirm the gains.
The situation of the southern Bakhmut’s flank is even more favorable for Ukrainians.
As expected, Ukrainians quickly started using their gains to conduct a pincer movement on Klishchiivka.
A commander of a detachment on the ground reported that Russians in Klishchiivka are about to abandon their positions because Ukrainians destroyed their logistics in the region, and there is no hope of support.
Ukrainian soldiers released a warning to the Russian soldiers to leave their positions as soon as possible, or they will die from artillery fire.
After seeing no movement, the Ukrainians opened intense fire.
The intercepted radio exchanges revealed extreme panic and desperation.
After demonstrating what was waiting for them, the Ukrainian stopped the fire and issued another warning to leave Klishchiiivka because they were operationally encircled.
But the biggest news today once again comes from the south.
Russian sources claimed that today Russian forces conducted a counterattack and pushed Ukrainians out of Neskuchne.
Later, Russian sources reported that Ukrainians somehow assaulted the next settlement on the line - Storozheve - and again used several motorized rifle companies.
Russian sources claimed that the attack was repelled, and Ukrainians were pushed out of these two settlements. Ukrainian sources reported that they captured Storozheve.
It looks like Russians saw how Ukrainians were withdrawing their heavy equipment from the contact line after the assault and considered that Ukrainians retreated due to their intense artillery fire.
However, as some analysts pointed out, Ukrainians likely left light infantry in the trenches to hold the area while prudently saving the equipment from the artillery fire.
And such a decision is not surprising, especially given how small and vulnerable to artillery fire these settlements are and how intensely Russians used incendiary munitions today at night.
When it comes to Novodarivka, here it looks like Russian forces indeed managed to recapture the village.
Nonetheless, Ukrainians retained control over the fields in front of the settlement, which made it easier to attack. Russian sources reported that Ukrainians assaulted Novodarivka and Rivnopil from the north and used up to 1 battalion tactical group.
However, the main Ukrainian attack came from the opposite direction.
The commander of the Russian Volunteer Battalion Vostok reported that Ukrainians tricked Russian forces by making it look like they were preparing to reinforce the small attacks in the western part.
He stated that this allowed Ukrainians to close the distance almost undetected, and because Ukrainians also simultaneously jammed radio signals, Russians could not request support and were defeated.
Shortly, Ukrainians also launched assaults in the direction of Urozhaine and Novomaiorske, but just like last time, the goal was not to immediately capture the next settlements but rather widen the bridgehead and establish positions in the fields.
Such a combination of highly coordinated actions allowed Ukrainians to achieve a very difficult task - cross the river, dissipate and establish a wide bridgehead.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Ukrainians launched a large-scale counteroffensive operation, but were stopped by the Vostok Battalion and did not achieve any objectives.
They also reported that Russian forces destroyed 30 tanks, 11 Leopards and АМХ-10, more than 100 armored fighting vehicles, and 1500 soldiers, which almost exceeds the number of forces used for these attacks.
The lower-level commanders of the Russian forces on the ground reported that they faced a new issue. Because the fields and roads are overly mined, Russian forces started blowing themselves up on their own mines.
It looks like due to the increasing intensity of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Russian forces start making mistakes because of the immense emotional pressure.
It was reported that Russian forces lost their best assault and reconnaissance drone operators right before the Ukrainians delivered their main blow.
This means that Russian forces put themselves in a very inconvenient situation: by mining everything around them, if Ukrainians attack from an unexpected direction, Russians may find themselves between the attackers and minefields - cut off from reinforcements and retreat routes.
••Has the offensive begun or not? Deep State map not updated because the UA Command asked everyone to be quiet.
Russia started to move more artillery systems to the southern area of the UA attack.
Denys says based on the information he has about the units used in that area it is not the full-scale offensive. Only a single battalion used in that area. He also draws that conclusion from many other bits and pieces of information.
Logically, this is the Second Stage of a counter attack, but no one is sure.
Russian are already scared, but now a tsunami of information moving toward them, scaring the troops in the south even more.
==
Denys shows an image, from a video, showing what looks to him like American trucks coming under Russian fires, as the attempt to move forward. UA forces used are not enough to break through the Russian defense lines.
He thinks that this action could be a deflection and the main attack happen somewhere else along the southern front; or if it is the main attack, then they need lots of heavy armor and other resources to achieve a breakthrough.
He’s believes the the main attack will be elsewhere, as the forces he knows about are too small for a big attack, and too big just for surveillance and probing.
Denys has more information from his sources among the UA troops, but is keeping it quiet.
==
Bakhmut:
Berkhivka, just north of Bakhmut, may be under UA control, according to Prigozhin. After his forces pulled out of the area, Russian troops moved in and stayed only two days before they too left. Possibly even there high ground as well but because of the information blackout, it cannot be confirmed.
Prigozhin confirmed they have left Bakhmut, he even took away Biber and Dolik.
He is now in a special military camp inside Russia. His next move is unknown.
==
Belgorod:
Novaya Tavolzhanka, Russia is confirmed by multiple sources, including Russian ones, to be under control of the Russian Legion of Freedom [ RLF ]. Russian Governor says locals are blocking the Russian army from moving in.
Denys expects the RLF to capture all of the area south of the river from Novaya Tavolzhanka over to Shebekino, then eastward - the area is flat and easy to more around in fast.
The RLF has been there for 3 days.
The RLF has successfully de-militarized a Russian VDV colonel who was responsible for the area’s defense. His body was found in a nearby drainage ditch, along side of the road were his car was hit by a drone.
Russian troops in the area are mainly young men serving their mandatory service time. They complain they have been left alone without weapons and reinforcements. This is why the Russian forces are so weak here, against maybe 100 RLF soldiers.
==
Russian officials said everything is going according to the Plan.
They were promised 500 tanks, but got only 100; promised 700 Bradleys, but got only 400.
And to put icing on the cake, only 50% of those are usable. Why? Because they were not given spare parts.
So right now the UA has only 50 Western tanks and 200 Bradleys operational, with no spare parts for any of them.
So the Western weapons is pretty much a zero as far as any offensive goes.
••Putin gets furious when he hears about Russia’s failures - ONET. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has stopped listening to any criticism from the Kremlin about the war with Ukraine.
The President of the Russian Federation immediately becomes angry, and then accuses the one who reports to him that he “fell under the influence of Western propaganda” and “brings confusion.”
==
The Dam:
Map of possible flood area:
https://t.me/pilotblog/4470
Crimea will stay without water from Dnipro river until the new dam will be built… Plus the soil will be dehydrated. It is not only about the Crimea water channel…
Why it was Russia that blowup the dam? Before the explosion they closed the water gate and rose the water level to maximum.
Their main goal was to flood our position on the islands lower on the river.
Ukrainian army was able to create a hub for a possible offensive over there.
From what I understood Russians wanted to partially flood the area, but something went wrong.
Now Ukrainian positions and the Russian positions are flooded down the river.
Only Russian army could do it because the dam was on their part. They cut the bridge of the dam from the north when they retreated from the north last year.
So Ukrainian side couldn’t physically control the dam gate of mine the dam itself.
IAEA: The water level in the reservoir for cooling ZNPP systems has decreased. It’s really bad.
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President Zelensky openly said that the dam was mined by Russians last autumn. There was the confirmation of it from the Russian soldiers too.
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Kherson region, there is a problem with mines. Minefields are washed away, mines detonate. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine warns of mine danger.
==
Translation of newest video by Prigozhin:
Prigozhin gave the Russian ministry of defence 2 weeks to solve the issue in Belgorod region, otherwise Wagner will enter the Belgorod region without any hesitation…
Russian command has probably a stupid idea to drop a tactical Nuclear bomb on its own territory to show the world the mighty power and how crazy sick we are. Because Russian army scared of dropping nukes on other countries. Probably that is why we are leaving the territories in Belgorod region. Also it is a big question weather the bomb will work based on the chaos in the Russian army.
==
Videos show that the dam was blown up form inside, the side under Russian control, and due to past damage of the road, it was impossible for the UA to move to the Power Plant area.
==
Russian officials said everything is going according to the Plan.
Anthony Trant@conspacenerd
1h
Russians lost 4 aircraft very soon after the patriots arrived. They’re only safe on the ground or far away from the front lines.
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The tanks appear to be the cheap ones you can get from the local hardware stores - the same stores the not-Russian troops used in 2014
once the fully take the hills by Berkhivka, they will have Bakhmut under fire control.
The rebels are well trained, well motivated, and appear to have excellent target intel.
An army, whether stationary or on the move, requires logistics support on a daily basis.
Amazing!
The Russian Air Force has apparently gone full AWOL.
The Russian rebels could have MANPADs, but I believe the Russian Air Force is AWOL because this particular area is under the Patriot umbrella (PIF's post #15).
RuZZian can’t protect its border towns.
Amazing.
Quoting the above Washington Post piece Andrew Korybko points to a possible motive for today's demolishing of the dam:
"[Kovalchuk's] remark about how “the step remained a last resort” is pertinent to recall at present considering that the first phase of Kiev’s NATO-backed counteroffensive completely failed on Monday according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Just like Ukraine launched its proxy invasion of Russia in late May to distract from its loss in the Battle of Artyomovsk, so too might does it seem to have gone through with Kovalchuk’s planned war crime to distract from this most recent embarrassment as well."
The most recent embarrassment was the failure of yesterday's attack near Novodarovka and Levadnoye. As the Russian Ministry of Defense noted in a special statement:
"As a result of active and self-sacrificing actions of the Vostok Group of Forces, which displayed courage and heroism, the enemy has been stopped, and the set tasks haven’t been achieved. The AFU formations and military units suffered significant losses.
Total AFU losses in South Donetsk direction were over 1,500 Ukrainian servicemen, 28 tanks, including FRG-manufactured 8 Leopard tanks, three French-manufactured AMX-10 wheeled tanks, and 109 armoured fighting vehicles."
https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1665796654295908353
The link above is a video of a Ruzzian mobnik:
The testimony of this Russian soldier in reference to the events at the Belgorod/Bilhorod border is literally telling. 80% losses and climbing.
The regime in Moscow sends frightened conscripts led by incompetent commanders into battle and certain death.
80% losses...ordered not to retreat.
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